Photo study of a fox from a photograph by Martin Hicks, which I painted from the get-go to look like my Earth elemental fox OC, Lera. Definately the most detailed picture I've done to date-so much so that I worry I might have included a bit too much! After my first fox study I wanted to push myself more and try and do one where I had to choose my own colours. I also wanted to continue with trying to portray my elemental fox characters realistically. The right side of her body and the background were the most challenging parts, but I'm glad I pushed through as I really like how this came out! Whilst I painted I listened to game soundtracks; notably the OST of Ori and the Blind Forest as it got me into just the right mood. 😏 As a bit of trivia here-in the draft of TFOTE I go by as the original story Lera's eyes are described as being an "Emerald" colour so I used a reference from an Emerald to pick out the colours for her eyes. They're my favourite part of the painting... I will be making the process of creating this study into a speedpaint video. Look for it to come out around the 28th of Feb! #thefoxesoftheelements #photostudy #digitalart #digitalpainting #animalart #foxes #foxart #originalcharacters #foxcharacter #foxcharacters #lauramayscreative #study #studentart #art #artoftheday #realisticart #realisticpainting #photoshop #animals #instaart #artofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #animalpainting #tumblrart #paint #artstudy #elementalfox #elemental https://www.instagram.com/p/BtUKem0FXUm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b9oumrt3h456












